They’re OBSESSED with boxes.

They’re weird about food.

Ever notice your cat paw around her food bowl? In the wild, big cats bury their kills if they don’t finish eating them right away.

They wiggle their butts.

We’ve all seen it: the infamous pre-pounce butt wiggle. Turns out tigers do it, too!

Surprised? So were we.

But wait! Tigers may behave a lot like our feline buddies, but they’re different in one very important way: tigers are not house pets.

Sadly, not everyone understands this. Experts estimate there are 5,000 tigers in captivity across the U.S. And most aren’t in zoos. They’re in backyards, houses, kennels and garages.

Tigers are intelligent, 600-pound carnivores that require considerable living space — space they can’t get in a residential home. Until we can end the illegal pet trade, tiger sanctuaries need our help!

★ Rescue Tigers From the Pet Trade ★

Give these magnificent creatures the lives they deserve! Help support tiger sanctuaries so we can end the deplorable tiger trade once and for all!

G. H. was raised in Minnesota, but currently calls Seattle her home. She's a blogger, editor, and journalist, and she's written everything from news reports to restaurant reviews. If she's not putting pen to paper, G. H. is probably experimenting in the kitchen, chilling out on her yoga mat, or running through a city park.